Whaling

The International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling held in Washington in 1946

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The 1931 Convention

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The 1944 and 1945 Protocols

International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (Washington 1946)

• The Governments whose duly authorized representatives have subscribed hereto,• Recognizing the interest of the nations of the world in safeguarding for future generations the great natural

resources represented by the whale stocks; • Considering that the history of whaling has seen over-fishing of one area after another and of one species of

whale after another to such a degree that it is essential to protect all species of whales from further overfishing;

• Recognizing that the whale stocks are susceptible of natural increases if whaling is properly regulated, and that increases in the size of whale stocks will permit increases in the numbers of whales which may be captured without endangering these natural resources;

• Recognizing that it is in the common interest to achieve the optimum level of whale stocks as rapidly as possible without causing wide-spread economic and nutritional distress;

• Recognizing that in the course of achieving these objectives, whaling operations should be confined to those species best able to sustain exploitation in order to give an interval for recovery to certain species of whales now depleted in numbers;

• Desiring to establish a system of international regulation for the whale fisheries to ensure proper and effective conservation and development of whale stocks on the basis of the principles embodied in the provisions of the international Agreement for the Regulation of Whaling signed in London on June 8, 1937, and the protocols to that Agreement signed in London on June 24, 1938, and November 26, 1945; and

• Having decided to conclude a convention to provide for the proper conservation of whale stocks and thus make it possible the orderly development of the whaling industry;

• Have agreed as follows:

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Article Five• 1. The commission may amend from time to time the provisions of the Schedule by adopting regulations with

respect to the conservation and utilization of whale resources, fixing (a) protected and unprotected species; (b) open and closed seasons; (c) open and closed waters, including the designation of sanctuary areas; (d) size limits for each species; (e) time, methods, and intensity of whaling (including the maximum catch of whales to be taken in any one season); (f) types and specifications of gear and apparatus; (g) Methods of measurement; and (h) catch returns and other statistical and biological records

• 2. These Amendments of the Schedule (a) shall be such as are necessary to carry out the objectives and purposes of this Convention and then provide for the conservation, development, and optimum utilization of the whale resources; (b) shall be based on scientific findings; (c) shall not involve restrictions on the number or nationality of factory ships of land stations, not allocate specific quotas to any factory ship or land station or to any group of factory ships or land stations; and (d) shall take into consideration the interests of the consumers of whale products and the whaling industry.

• 3. Each of such amendments shall become effective with respect to the contracting governments ninety days following notification of the amendments by the Commission to each of the Contracting Governments, except that (a) if any Government presents to the Commission objection to any amendment prior to the expiration of this ninety day period, the amendment shall not become effective with respect to any of the governments for an additional ninety days; (b) thereupon, and other contracting government may present objection to the amendment at any time prior to the expiration of thirty days from the date of receipt of the last objection received during such additional ninety-day period, whichever date shall be the later; and (c) thereafter, the amendment shall become effective with respect to all Contracting Governments which have not presented objection but shall not become effective with respect to any Government which has so objected until such date as the objection is withdrawn. The commission shall notify each contracting government immediately upon receipt of each objection and withdrawal and each Contracting Government shall acknowledge receipt of all notifications of amendments, objections and withdrawals.

• 4. No Amendments shall become effective before July 1, 1948.

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“Recognizing that continuous collection and analysis of biological data in connection with the operations of factory ships and land stations are indispensible to sound and constructive management of whale fisheries, the Contracting Governments will take all practical measures to obtain such data.”

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